Subgenre of Horror
Supernatural Research
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What is
supernatural Horror?
Supernatural horror films focus
mainly upon ghosts
and the occult (referring to knowledge of the paranormal)
as opposed to knowledge of the measurable (science).
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What
films come under the supernatural horror category?
Some well-known horror classics
such as The Exorcist (Friedkin, 1973), The Skeleton Key (Softley, 2005), The
Evil Dead (Raimi, 1981), Poltergeist (Hooper, 1982) and Paranormal Activity
(Peli, 2007) all enter into the supernatural horror category. All of these
films contain some form of ghostly activity which
has made them so popular with audiences from the early 20th century up
to present date, with the on-going suspicion upon whether ghosts exist or not keeping
audiences on tender
hooks.
·
Who
watches supernatural horror films?
Horror films in general nowadays
have been more suited to a teen culture, being an easy target for film
institutions to exploit.
Therefore, many horror and subgenres of horror audiences are mass consumed by
younger core
audiences of 12-29 year olds and are
mainly male dominated (thinking they can handle all the scary stuff and be a
real man-right!).
·
Why do
people watch supernatural horror films?
The appeal of horror depends on characteristics of the viewer, the
film, and the viewing circumstances. It has been identified by researchers that
various motives for viewing horror films include the need for excitement, the desire to feel intense emotions and distraction from everyday concerns.
Although dramatic films can fulfil some of these needs, movies depicting
violence and horror have features that other forms of drama do not, including
the violation of social norms and the portrayal of events seldom seen in real
life; this provides visceral pleasure to many individuals who enjoy an adrenaline rush.
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This a really good genre for us to focus on as there appears to be a lot of range. I recently watched 'Stigmata' in philosophy and it is an interesting concept to base a film on real life horrors like the apparent myth of stigmata's. I have also watched The Evil dead (1981) which has quite impressive makeup which we could look into recreating. It has a brilliant beginning which would also be a good one to analyse if you are struggling with ideas. It is a great film to take inspiration from as it was very low budget. Another good supernatural horror by Sam Raimi is 'Drag me to hell' (2009).
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